Lot 75
  • 75

Edvard Steinberg

Estimate
35,000 - 55,000 GBP
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Description

  • Edvard Steinberg
  • Composition
  • signed and titled in Cyrillic and dated Paris 1999 on the reverse
  • oil on canvas
  • 120 by 80cm., 47 1/4 by 31 1/2 in.
  • 120 by 80 cm

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owners

Condition

The paint surface is a little dirty, with some smudges in places. UV light reveals no signs of retouching. Unframed.
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Catalogue Note

Steinberg emphasises the dualism between the spheres of the immanent and transcendent world by drawing a line that places all objects in a general earthly order. The two axes convey compositional and moral values just as all objects in the world are defined by the earthly and heavenly laws.